Garmin Introduces New Watches for All Ages

Since a hospitalisation drama way back in 2010, I try to take good care of my health, to the best of my ability.

Since then, I have been on a lookout for anything that could assist me in my everyday fitness regime - an application online or a wearable. And since I met Garmin, I swore my lifetime to its wearables.

Garmin for all ages

Keeping track of health, fitness and wellness is not limited to a certain age group and should begin from young. Recently Garmin unveils three new wearables to assist everyone, young and old, to achieve a certain level of fitness. The three wearables are the vivosmart 3, vivofit jr. and Forerunner 935.

Garmin vivosmart 3

Garmin vivosmart 3 in black

Featuring a sleek design and hidden display, vivosmart 3 tracks activity, including steps, sleep, stairs climbed and more. It also features smart notifications and Elevate wrist-based heart rate, which gives you access to fitness monitoring tools such as VO2 max, your fitness age and all-day stress tracking.

Fitness Age: Gives users an easy way to understand if they are making progress in their fitness. The lower your Fitness Age is compared to your real age, the better.

VO2 Max: New to Garmin wellness bands, this is widely recognised as an excellent measure of your aerobic fitness and should increase as your fitness improves.

The Thinnest: The thinnest HR-equipped activity tracker from Garmin at 4mm thinner and more form fitting than vivosmart HR!

Discreet Display: The hidden display is only visible when you want it to be and when not, it disappears into the device.

24/7 Wearability: Swim rated, can ve worn in the shower and pool. Up to 5 days of battery life.

Garmin vivosmart 3 is available in black (small/ medium/ large) and purple (small/ medium) and retails at RM699.00.

Garmin vivofit jr.

Garmin vivofit jr. in Digi Camo

Garmin vivofit jr. was designed with kids and parents in mind, from its durable and comfortable band to its engaging app that motivates kids to get moving, while keeping parents involved.

Kid Tough: No recharging needed as the battery power stays up to 1 year. Easy to put on (1 size fits most), nonstaining. It is also swim-friendly with 5 ATM water resistance.

Rewards Kid: Kids earns coins that can be redeemed for agreed-upon rewards with parents via 60-minute daily play goal through the mobile adventure feature.

Compatible Parent Mobile App: Free app includes fun and educational mobile adventures for kids and chore/ behaviour management for parents. Preloaded chores are managed through parent's mobile device and can be set to recur daily or weekly. Parents can teach their children the value of a healthy and fun competition too, as they can compete as a family in a daily step challenge.

Garmin vivofit jr. is designed for ages four to nine, available in Broken Lava, Digi Camo and Real Flower band patterns. It retails at RM399.00

Garmin Forerunner 935

Garmin Forerunner 935 in Yellow

Garmin Forerunner 935 GPS running/ triathlon watch offers advanced running and multisport features in a comfortable design you can wear all day.

Fashionable: Quickly change your watch band for a new sport/ style with the line of interchangeable Quickfit bands.

New Training Feature: Allows users to fine-tune exercise and recovery to be a better athlete. Alongside technology provided by Firstbeat, it is easier for users to monitor performance and better prepare for a race or training cycle.

Apss & Accessories Friendly: It is easily paired with the new Running Dynamic Pod, the full line of Varia cycling awareness accessories, Vector pedal-based power meter system, Index smart scale and the new app, TrainingPeaks.

Garmin Forerunner 935 is available in black and yellow and retails at RM2,499.00.